Proceedings of the International Symposium on New Generation Design Codes for Geotechnical Engineering Practice - Taipei 2006
Subtitle: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, 2 - 3 November 2006
By: editors, Meei-Ling Lin ... [et al.].
Contributors: Lin, Meei-Ling.
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Singapore; Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
ISBN-13: 9789812703828
Subjects: Engineering geology -- Standards -- Congresses; Soil mechanics -- Congresses; Rock mechanics -- Congresses; Natural disasters -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Other titles: New Generation Design Codes for Geotechnical Engineering Practice - Taipei 2006
Description: Communication of design risk within a transparent and rational framework is necessary in view of the increasing interest in code harmonization, public involvement in defining acceptable risk levels, and risk-sharing among client, consultant, insurer, and financier. Activities in code harmonization are particularly noteworthy. For the geotechnical engineering profession, there is added pressure for it to undergo a significant revamp because structural and geotechnical design are increasingly incompatible. The contributions in this volume tackle the important issues relating to new generation geotechnical design codes, in a bid to move geotechnical engineers forward together with the significant changes occurring at the global level.
Notes: "This publication contains extended summaries of 42 papers. Complete contributions are available in the accompanying CD-ROM"--P. vi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.